The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-27

nuttin but Il kyart nd yoke oh steers, md me
lestis OBJ de peace?"
The squire threw himself slightly upon his
Official dignity, whatever that was; but Cas-
shus was equal to the emergency, He slapped
Squire Jawdum on the back and roared out in
laughter.
Come, now, dass good! But you hahn
gwine ter pack all dem presen's erroun Yo'se
dess hab ter pint EN- out nd speeshify PIP
erbout EN-. Dass wat yo'se gotter do. Den,
hat de properes yo' peartins up nd yo' STREET
TINS yore back bone md yo' IFS up yore head
'nd-'nd den yo' docs it. Right dar yo' ups
nd yo' SEE hit all ober eZ slick ez possum fat"
This second mention of the above delicacy
caused the Squire's mouth to water perceptibly.
Then he scratched his head and pondered.
Casshus put in final argument.
" Nd dars June, she up nd say ter me, say
She ain Squar' Jandum gwine ter cum eroun'?
How l gwine ter git married doubt Squar'
Jandum?' Dat dess p'cise wat dat ar gal ak
fer"
"Did li'r June say dem worry words,
"Haint tellin' yoP Didn' she say, how
Squar Jandum gwine ter show hisse'f?'
Ho. hush, Casshus. l mon half b'leeb
yo'se liein. Yo'se got a mons'ous slick tongue,
yo' has, Casshus. Yo' hahn BEN my conster-
bul tree yur fer nuttin Well-Ill be dar
But--yo' hyar me? Tain ebbey niger wat
I'd do ez much fer. No, SAIL Tain ebbey
niger, not by q long shot-shore."
".
JUNE's ACCOUNT OF IT.
"Dar now, Julyann, I don't feel so ficety md
biggity after all. Hyur 1 is, ben married
week, nd vain ben back home yit. Oh
Laws wen thinks OBJ de time we alls had,
nd de roarin md de pitchin dar wuz, 1 hardy
knows who is er watts my yown name, yit"
" md dey dess natally roared did dey?' ask
ed Julyann, June's bosom friend and conf
dent.
EFF I hadn't or got sick long er yeat'n too
much candy Krismus Feb, I'd ben dar shore.
But, tell me all erbout it now. L kahn, Cass-
hus, but den l kin call yo hun yit for a WHILE
l reck'n."
well, yo' see Julyann, my min wuz dat
bad fused up long er Casshus, nd de preach
ers md pap md nanny all chargin' Diet
But fus' md fomus, wen dey all's gun ter
come in didn't know no mo- who wuz gwne
ter do de margin dan do rest did, md dat
wuz sayin' heap. Fus' pap, he ketches me
by de yarn, he did, md he pulls me off md he
SEE, SEE he, 'yo' keep yore eye pulled fer Parson
Sayon-yo hyur me p 4 hyurs yo' Pap l sez
Den NANNY, she spreads herself eron' ginner-
ly, ed she ketches me fixin up my HAIR in de
kitchen, nd She lows ter me, she do, June,
hahn L alias BEN a good mu6ler to yo?
Course yo' has, L seq, nd l gin ter wonner
bit. 'Yore paps a Baptiss' seq she. He's nut
tin but no coun' Baptss not bit W at Baptiss
III kin er pass W Ell der ain no Meifodiss eroun'.
BUT dish yer'e 2otter be Meifodiss weddin'
u ulle, she SEE, 4 SIOI0pln nef 1OOG q III. w en-
yo' sees Yolder Snifcap risin yo' nd Casshus,
yo' mus up md face i'm. He'll pull We bot
thoo. md L II see to yore pap honey; yass, I'll
dess keep de ole man STREET Shore Dass 'er
VERY words Julyann, nd dey sot me ter study
in, md | aXer, | does Nanny, spos'n pap
gifts mad He yain' non too good ter natally
war me out, eff is gwine ter git marrid he'll
deSs erbout raise rullus den md dar dass
wat L t'ink.' 'Yo leeb Riah md his on ny no.
shuns ter me, yo' md Casshus bot, yo' hyar?
GO I'M Init f,,,icf
ha'r, nd de gals dey buckle on my veil md
primps derSeTes."
"Den Casshus, he com'd in after nanny
done went out. ERASMUS! har'ly know de
niger, he's so pow full fine. Oar Wuz his Goa
tails hittin' is knees, md plum red neck
tic, nd is ha'r fairly shinin' wifi b'arsgrease.
lie up md put his arm eroun me md he smacks
me squar in de mouf, he do, nd he seq, SEE he,
June, yo' dess keep yore eye ON me md Squar
Jandrrl. He'll be Santz Claws, md he's gwine
ter boss dc presents, nd he's gwine ter do suttin
yelse yo' nd me won fergit off our minis all
de res OBJ our born'd days. / vain nudder
Babtiss nur Meffodiss, l vain; md yit Use
gotter he9d 90 NY yown, md tain no Sleeps
head nud1er.' "
"Well Julyann, wuz dat bad pestered L
steps on my veil nd L busts button clean
Off de back ob my dress. But dey fix me up,
dem gals did, nd in we marches, me md
Casshus nd de res all follerin'-inter de
front room we're all de people wuz. DrecklyI
seed NANNY a scowlin at pap, nd dar wuz Vel
der Snifcap on one side oh de room md Parson
Sayon settin on de yudder, md bof kiner
frunnn' ut each udder. Oar, ober ter one
side, waz al de presents, nd ole Santa Claus,
viii bar hide on, GRIMM thoo de head oh
hit md Il cracllin' jokes wifi de niggers clust
eroun i'm. Dey yvuz huh noodle oh folks
sett!n erbout and starin's md hol'id der briefs,
nd pap in one corer griffin his teef.
''Well, Julyann, dar we all wuz md dess
erbout to drop down, md Casshus w'sp'rin'
me ter watch out for Sanity Clauz,-wen pap,
he up nd sez, SEE he: is yo' alls yeady?
Den many she PAGES out on de foo, md She
lows dat de time hab arrove.' Den she blars
her eyes at pap, but pap, he dess grits his teef
all de harder. Den dem two preachers dey
bots rise up. Pap he lows, kin'er quick like,
dat dish bein' good ole Babtiss weddin', de
funnel ii gin longer PaIson Sayon, md de par
son, he Glars his t'roat. But shucl1s! Dey
didn' know NANNY; she want a bit skeer'd.
She tu'ns to Ielder Snipcap, she do, md she
SCI, SCI she: Yelder, now is &c time;
dish yers Meffodiss weddin eli knows myself.
Hit ar diss wat tole you SO now, vile all
de peoples keep still, yo' tie dat ar knot -
BLESS you! | KEEP gittn' sheer'der md
skeerder. DE folks, dey gins ter wonner md
shake der heads; nd Casshus, he pinch my
YARN md low fer me ter LUX clust fer SANITY
Claws. Den bot de preachers, dey steps fowa'd,
nd dey bof gins ter talk. Den dey stops nd
blars der eyes at yeach udder, nd dey sot in
ergin.
dis time dey raars at one ernnudder, leebin
pap nd nanny, dey gins ter TEX hand nd
sech snortin' go nebbor seed. Dey hull room
den got inter a rukus, md low'd ter Casshus
Ise swine ter faint. / didn' see no chance ter
git married in dat ar crowd; nd after so much
dxin nd foolin', hit wuz dess scan lous ter see
de time sIippin' by in dish yer style. Fo'
Cord Julyann, wuz plum outdone."
well, hon" exclaimed Julyann sympatiiet-
icaliy, 81 nebbcr hyuin de like: sholy nebber
did. But wat did yo' ais do?"
Il dim do nuttin' cepn try ter keep fom
faintin'. But Casshus, he pulls nue. outer dc
fuss, Were de preachers md pap md NANNY
WIZ n tflkin der se'yes hoase, nd fus ]
knowd, we wuz q stannin sprang befo' Sanity
Claws way yup in de chimbley coner. Yer
we is, squar, said Cassllus holm me up
'Yo' git ter work now W lie dey alls is q roarin
we've yeady nd a wait'n, aim we june" 81
We'll / kin er glim'sed wat he wuz AFTER
nd / lowd, hit dess served pap nd nanny
night Ter maxim sech fools Of dey yes Den
Sanity Claws, he AK me nd Casshus ef we'd
hab ycach udder, nd wen we said yes, in
cou'se,' nc mummeled suttn ter hissef nd
STOPPED OFF by sayjn': / 'nounces yo' man nd
wife
"'Gre't kingl' sez ter Cassllps, IS we shore
enulf marriedY Dat we is honey he SEE nd
he snacks me in de mouf nd Santa Claws he
folicrcd suit quicken wink md se1 'dars one
fom Squar Jandum' Den Casshus he sez,
SEE he, now June, less us git oaten hyur.